Kids use almost 8 hours of entertainment media per day

A new study by Kaiser Family Foundation found that 8- to 18-year olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media across a typical day. More details can be found at CNET.

The report, which was released Wednesday, showed that 8- to 18-year-olds "devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media across a typical day." That adds up to more than 53 hours a week. And thanks to multitasking, they wind up packing in nearly 10 hours and 45 minutes of content during those seven and a half hours.

The study looked at the use of TV, computers, video games, music, print, and cell phones. It found that media use increased by one hour and 17 minutes a day over the past five years.